Steve and Janet are back home from Florida. On the trip home Champy’s Chicken was acquired, McDonald’s bagel sauce was swiftly rejected and a misleadingly named Starbucks Double Shot Energy Drink induced heart flutters in Steve. Janet likes to dive into the mail upon arrival, while Steve prefers easing back into northern life. Dag’s performance at the Woodstock Opera House was a hometown delight.

All sorts of zany radio action on this Friday show. We hear assorted DJ responses to being handed their walking papers, as well as their views on radio consultants. Steve’s knowledge of these topics factors heavily. The audio clip of Coyote Calhoun allegedly getting fired live on the air gets a spin on today’s Dahlcast. Real or fake? Dag promotes his upcoming Saturday solo gig at the Woodstock Opera House.

Steve and Rosie encountered a poorly managed dog on their morning stroll, but Steve took charge. Brendan tried fufu for the first time at a Nigerian restaurant. Steve tried kava tea yesterday for the first time and felt the sedative effects at the car wash. Dag turned Steve on to an unused Schlitz jingle written and performed by Steely Dan. Now that they’re preparing to leave, Janet ponders this year’s list of Florida goals.

While out on a round, a couple of Steve’s golf shots came perilously close to an alligator. Fortunately the gator seemed well-fed and didn’t make any moves towards Steve and his golfing buddy. There’s a brouhaha brewing near Brendan’s old high school, but it doesn’t seem too earth-shattering, all things considered. There’s also outrage at a Florida Subway, due to the presence of some unwanted peppers.

Today Steve hosts Dr. Keith Sklar in the Octagon Broadcast Center, and it’s great to hear from this old friend. Despite some hassle at the front gate, Keith found his way in. We hear the origin stories of these two old friends. A standoffish neighbor greeted Steve and Rosie. Janet recalls a startling sight from an old family movie shot at Niagra Falls, that surprised her as a kid. Steve is suspicious of a school fundraiser.

Steve made the switch to tangerine juice and he’s wondering why he didn’t do so sooner. Dag helped his daughter move to the city. Tom Thayer has had enough of mock drafts and supposed insider tips about the upcoming NFL Draft. Dag plays some famous guitar riffs, in response to a guitar riff question. Tom, who knows the guy who makes Eddie Vedder’s ukuleles, is jetting off to Maui after the Draft. He will join us next week from his surf shack on Maui.

Steve details lobster’s journey from sustenance to luxurious meal. Janet wants to see “Project Hail Mary” in a theater, but Steve resists movie theater visits. Plus, a Dahlcast bombshell: The neighborhood whippoorwill might not actually be a whippoorwill. Steve and Rosie’s night time ritual is explained in detail. And don’t forget to blurt “Stever!” wherever you go.

Steve and Janet have been in a whirlwind of activity, including a trip to the mall, a coal-fired pizza dinner, chair yoga, and working through a mound of shellfish with their neighbors. Steve doesn’t like bacon in a jar, but he enjoys an AI generated song that features an undeniably human touch. Janet is on the lookout for her next Ta-da moment. And a Floridiot roars through the area in a Toyota Supra.

On the occasion of his birthday, Matt Dahl is taking his children to see Hamilton. Steve is trying to become a better handyman, and his list of recent accomplishments bears witness to this notion. He solved a tech problem, but that doesn’t mean he’s a qualified stereo repair person. What he is, though, is a Thought Leader, and that’s why so many podcasts want him. In another world, would he be a hat maker? RCA with a mule kick, anyone?

Recent reports of dangerous toads and the deputizing of toad hunters leads Steve to recall his early days as a frog digger. Big changes are afoot for anyone with a lead foot in Western Springs. Last night’s sunset cruise was picture perfect, though Steve was not responsive to the lure of Janet’s siren call from the dance floor. Brendan is downright giddy when a cheeseburger recommendation goes viral within our Circle Community. Why can’t Steve properly hold a book when reading?